A Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Fusarium verticillioides
Abstract
Onychomycosis is caused by dermatophytes usually, but some species of non-dermatophytic molds and yeasts are also associated with invasion of nails. Fusarium (F.) verticillioides is a non-dermatophytic mold, which are common soil saprophytes. Onychomycosis due to Fusarium species almost always involves great toe nails and occurs infection easily in the presence of trauma, onychodystrophy and prior onychomycosis. We report a first case of onychomycosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a 48-year-old man. He presented with proximal white superficial onychomycosis for 3 months. Fungal culture showed whitish cottony colonies and microscopic examination of colonies showed microconidia in a chain from monophialide. We diagnosed onychomycosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides and
treated by itraconazole 200 mg daily and 5% amorolfine nail lacquer for 3 months.
Keywords
Fusarium verticillioides Onychomycosis
KJMM
2008 March;13(1):26-30(5). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2008 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
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Korean/English
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Dong Nyeok Hyun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jong Hoon Won; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Joon Soo Park; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Hyun Chung; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Bok Jun; Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Joon Soo Park, Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 650-4161, Fax: (053) 650-4891, e-mail: g9563009@cu.ac.kr
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Dong Nyeok Hyun
Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jong Hoon Won
Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Joon Soo Park
Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Hyun Chung
Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
Jae Bok Jun
Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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